Last night, I went to Dan Bialek’s new show “Twelve Shiny Nickels” at The Gardner Theaters. It’s a new concept show where 12 comedians do their best 5 minutes of material so that the audience is in and out in one hour. Sounded interesting given that I think stand-up comedy line-ups should have no more [...]
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You have heard me harp on how large line-ups can kill stand-up comedy. Dan Bialek, however, has created a concept that may have circumvented that rule. We’ll see. Dan has created a new show called “Twelve Shiny Nickels” – 12 comics, each one does their best 5 minute set. So the entire show only lasts [...]
Tuesday is always a big night for live comedy in Los Angeles. Tonight is no different – Dane Cook, Judd Apatow, Sarah Silver, and many more on the card. Laugh Factory – Jay Davis Comedy: Jay is friends with all the best comedians in the city and they all do his Tuesday night show at [...]
No Name Comics is one of a handful of stand-up comedy rooms in Los Angeles I feel comfortable recommending every week. At quick glance, tonight’s line-up looks solid. I haven’t seen all the performers, but I know Matty “Ballgame” Balaker will be doing his thing. Hopefully, you’ll get a chance to see the set he [...]
Jim Gaffigan hits The Wiltern on Saturday, November 8th. Tickets officially go on sale tomorrow according to Live Nation. However, Ticketmaster already has tickets on sale right now as part of an “internet pre-sale”. No code necessary. Gaffigan is a spectacular comedian and 100% clean so you can take the entire family. He tours so [...]
